Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



No. 731,766. PATENTED JUNE 2.3, 1903.

- J. FRASER.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN FRASER, OF CALIFORNIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 731,766, dated June 23,1 903.

Application filed April '16, 1903.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN FRASER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at California, in the county of Washington and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain 7 new and useful ImprovementsinMetallic Ties and Bail-Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmetallic ties and railfasteners; and the Object of the invention is toconstruct a cheap, simple, and effective metallic tie with means forsecurely and easily fastening the rails thereto.

Briefly described, my invention comprises a tie of substantiallychannel-beam form, con

the rails.

to the ties in the forming a part of this structed near each end withintegral braces which are adapted to bear against the fish plate whichembraces the rails at the joint thereof. This fish-plate is constructedwith pins or studs which project into openings in The insides of therails are braced by the fish-plate at the joints, and at other pointsthan at the joints of the rails an angular block may be employed, whichis fastened same manner as the fishplate.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, specification, and wherein like numerals ofreference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which jFigure 1 is a side elevation of my improved tie, showing therail-fastening in end elevation and the rails in cross-section. Fig. 2is a longitudinal sectional view of the tie, showof the rails.

ing the rails and the fastening in crosssection. Fig. 3 is a top planview of two of the ties, showing the rails secured in position. Fig. 4is a detail perspective view of a part Fig. 5 is a detail perspectiveview of the outside fish-plate. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view ofthe inside fish-plate. Fig. 7 is a like view of the block or fish-plateemployed at each tie other than those adjacent to the joint between therails. I

To put my invention into practice, I provide a tie 1, which is ofchannel-beam form, the sides 2 thereof adjacent each end being extendedup, as seen at 3, in order to form Serial No. 15 2.929. (No model.)

braces, which engage against the outer face of the outside fish-plate 4.This outside fishplate 4 carries studs or pins 5, adapted to projectinto the openings 6 of the rails 7. It will be evident that as many ofthese studs or pins will be employed as there may be holes or openingsin the rails upon which the fastener is to beemployed, and in thepresent illustration I have shown three of the studs or pins and threeholes 6 in each rail. Two of the studs or pins 5 will consequentlyengage in two of the holes 6 in one of the rails, and the remaining studor pin 5 will engage in one of the holes in the abutting rail. At thejoint between the rails I employ a fish-plate 80f the form seen in Fig.6 of the drawings,'having a plurality of studs or pins 9 for engagementin the holes 10 of the rails. As two of the pins are engaged in theholes in one rail, consequently two of the pins or studs 9 will engagein the holes 10 of the opposite rail and one pin 9 will engage in onehole in the abutting rail. The tie is constructed with walls 11, andbetween these Walls 11 and the abutting braces 3 the tie is recessed,thebed thereof being also recessed, as seen at 12, to form a seat for thebase of the rail 7. In this recess or cut-away portion the rails areplaced with their base on the seat 12, and the fish-plates 8 are placedin position, as seen in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, these plates 8 beingconstructed with lugs 14, which engage in the pockets 15, providedtherefor in the tie. The outer edges of the lugs 14 are notched, as at16, to receive the securing-pin 17, passing through the opening thereforin the tie at an angle to the vertical substantially forty-fivedegrees,whereby said pin will normally remain in its position. At otherpoints along the rail than at the joint I will employ an angularfish-plate orblock'18 of the form seen in Fig. 7 ,which will seat in thepockets 15 of thetie and engage with the rail, on the'inner facethereof, in the same manner as is done by fish-plate 8, this fish-plateor block 18 being notched at 19 to receive the securing-pin 17.

In practice it is not absolutely essential to employ a fish-plate 4,though I prefer to employ the same at the joints in order to give a Widebearing on each side of the rail, though it will be understood that allof the other ties except those which embrace the rail at the joint, thebraces 3, may be. engaged direct with the side of the rail; likewise-thefishplates or blocks 18,which are at all points except at the joint, asshown in Fig. 3, Wherein at the right-hand side of the view the block orplate 18 is shown in position, while at the left-hand side of the Viewshowing the joint the fish-plate 8 is shown in position.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A metallic tie and rail-fastener embodying a tie of substantiallychannel-beam form,

the side walls of which are extended upwardly at the end to form theabutting braces for engagement with the rails, seats formed on thebottom plate of said tie, partition-walls between the side walls of saidtie, and pockets adjacent to said side walls to receive the extendinglugs of the fish-plate, substantially as described.

2. A metallic tie and rail-fastener, comprising a metallic tie ofsubstantially channelbeam form having the side walls cut away to formrecesses to receive the rails, partitionwalls connecting the side wallsof said channel-beam, and fish-plates having extending lugs forengagement with pockets formed in a the tie, and securing-pins extendingthrough the tie at an angle and engaging said lugs,

substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN FRASER.

Witnesses:

ALLEN J. WHITE, HARRY HUMPHRIES.

